Were it possible for you to ride a marine water parcel now in any place of the Oceans, it would take just a little patience to come back to the same position: more than 1,000 years. Sure enough, ocean waters are continuosly moving: winds are stirring waters, tides… Continue reading

Dear Scubashooters readers, Today is one of those special days when you realize that what you are doing is worthed and all the efforts you make and all the time you spend in a project , growing your idea is also worthed. Today I’m honored to introduce you Dr. Sandro… Continue reading

Only 4% of our world’s oceans are under any kind of protection. But Dr. Sylvia Earle and her ocean conservation organization Mission Blue are looking to greatly increase those numbers. One way of doing that is through the creation of Hope Spots, areas that are vital to the health of… Continue reading

It is hard to know for sure how many sharks are killed for their fins every year, but the estimations are at about 100 millions. That’s 11,416 sharks killed every hour, 3 sharks a second…The number of sharks killed each year is shocking in itself, but the way they are… Continue reading

Like most places we love to dive there is the usual schedule and rounds of dive sites to get through. However, sometimes on the boat or at the bar we hear tell of the undived, less dived, new or even rumoureddive sites. Having been resident in the Gulf of Thailand… Continue reading

Lobster reserves in Norway Numbers of reserves are growing Could give a growth in population in about 250 % in only four years Marine Protected Areas seems to be the most efficient way to increase the polulation Large shallow areas (max 30 m depth) with lots of hides and some… Continue reading